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attentive, punctilious, (well-)organized, systematic, precise,
fastidious, thorough, scrupulous, conscientious, particular,
finicky, finical, fussy: The police conducted a careful search
for weapons.
careless adj. 1 unconcerned, untroubled, unworried, casual, indifferent,
heedless, thoughtless, inconsiderate, uncaring, devil-may-care,
irresponsible, cursory, lackadaisical, perfunctory: No one
could approve of the careless way he treats his family. 2
inattentive, negligent, thoughtless, absent-minded, neglectful,
remiss; unobservant, unthinking, imprudent, unmindful,
incautious, unwary, reckless, slapdash, rash: Many of the
errors come from being careless. 3 inaccurate, imprecise,
inexact, incorrect, wrong, error-ridden, erroneous, Colloq
sloppy: You won't get a good mark for such a careless paper. 4
unstudied, ingenuous, artless, casual, nonchalant: I dislike
his careless way of dressing, but it does show some style.
caress n. 1 pat, stroke, fondling, blandishment; cuddle, embrace, hug;
nuzzle, kiss: He submitted willingly to her caresses.
--v. 2 touch, pat, pet, fondle, stroke; cuddle, embrace, hug;
nuzzle, kiss: The kitten approached warily and Isabella
caressed it.
cargo n. shipment, consignment, shipload, truckload, wagon-load,
load, trainload, US carload; freight, goods, merchandise: The
cargo of rifles was delivered to the warehouse. The ship was
lost with all its cargo.
caricature
n. 1 cartoon, parody, burlesque, lampoon, satire, pasquinade,
Colloq take-off, spoof, Brit send-up: The cartoon in the
newspaper showed a caricature of the Prime Minister.
--v. 2 parody, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, ridicule, mock,
distort, Colloq take off, Brit send up: Hogarth caricatured
Churchill in the form of a bear.
carnage n. slaughter, butchery, massacre, blood bath, holocaust,
killing, Shoah, Churban or Hurban: The battle was fought with
much carnage on both sides.